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his name is ralph chesse. >> max darrow spoke with his son about what this means to their family and gives us a look at some of his finest work, which you may have seen on kpix decades ago. >> reporter: on the second floor of san francisco's iconic coyt tower, there's a mural by ralph chesse, an artist with a quiet but longlasting legacy. one of the renaissance men involving painting, printing, sculpture, murals, and puppets. >> this is a ralph chesse production. >> reporter: in the 1950s, chesse was the main creator of the children's tv show called brother buzz, which aired on kpix. >> he built all the puppets. he acted. he wrote all the scripts. >> reporter: that's ralph's son bruce. he's here in the city as the san francisco public library unveils a three-month exhibit to honor his father, showcase some of his best work, and highlight his unique and underrecognized place in san francisco's history. how does it feel to have this exhibit in san francisco really to honor your father? >> well, it's been 75 years in coming. i'm very happy that it's finally here. >> reporter: some of th
his name is ralph chesse. >> max darrow spoke with his son about what this means to their family and gives us a look at some of his finest work, which you may have seen on kpix decades ago. >> reporter: on the second floor of san francisco's iconic coyt tower, there's a mural by ralph chesse, an artist with a quiet but longlasting legacy. one of the renaissance men involving painting, printing, sculpture, murals, and puppets. >> this is a ralph chesse production. >>...
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coit tower, there is a mural by ralph chesse. an artist with a quiet but long-lasting legacy. one of the renaissance man, involving painting, printing, sculpture, murals, and puppets. >> this is a ralph chesse production. >> reporter: in the 1950s, he was the main creator of the children's tv show called , brother buzz, which aired on kpix. >> he built all the puppets and acted. he wrote all the scripts. back that is his son, bruce. in the city of the san francisco public library unveils a three-month exhibit to honor his father, showcase some of his best work, and highlight his unique and underrecognized place in san francisco's history. >> how does it feel to have this exhibit in san francisco to honor your father? >> it has been 75 years and coming. i am very happy it is finally here. >> reporter: some of the puppets that help make brother buzz the hit show it was are on display at the exhibit. and one of them even made a return to the kpix studios. tell us about this. >> he was a central, ongoing character on the show. it was
coit tower, there is a mural by ralph chesse. an artist with a quiet but long-lasting legacy. one of the renaissance man, involving painting, printing, sculpture, murals, and puppets. >> this is a ralph chesse production. >> reporter: in the 1950s, he was the main creator of the children's tv show called , brother buzz, which aired on kpix. >> he built all the puppets and acted. he wrote all the scripts. back that is his son, bruce. in the city of the san francisco public...
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. >> reporter: on the second floor of san francisco's iconic coyt tower, there's a mural by ralph chesse, an artist with a quiet but long-lasting legacy, one of a renaissance man involving painting, sculpture, mural, and puppets. >> this is a ralph chesse production. >> reporter: in the 1950s, chesse was the main creator of the children's tv show called brother buzz, which aired on kpix. >> he built all the puppets. he acted. he wrote all the scripts. >> reporter: that's ralph's son bruce. here's here in the city as the san francisco public library unveils a three-month exhibit to honor his father, showcase some of his best work, and highlight his unique and underrecognized place in san francisco's history. how does it feel to have this exhibit in san francisco really to honor your father? >> well, it's been 75 years in coming, so i'm very happy that it's finally here. >> reporter: some of the puppets that helped make brother buzz the hit show that it was are on display at the exhibit, and one of them even made a return to the kpix studios. >> the grand pappy wood mouth. >> tell us about
. >> reporter: on the second floor of san francisco's iconic coyt tower, there's a mural by ralph chesse, an artist with a quiet but long-lasting legacy, one of a renaissance man involving painting, sculpture, mural, and puppets. >> this is a ralph chesse production. >> reporter: in the 1950s, chesse was the main creator of the children's tv show called brother buzz, which aired on kpix. >> he built all the puppets. he acted. he wrote all the scripts. >> reporter:...